In other cool news, Playdate Season Two’s bundle of once mystery games has sold 12,000 units, priced at $39 USD. Over 70,000 Playdates have been sold to date.
"It's wonderful to see Season Two spark such joy in the community," says Playdate developer relations lead, Arisa Sudangnoi. "For it to finally happen where everyone is discovering and playing the games together is a dream come true. Thank you for supporting Playdate and Season Two! For it to finally happen where everyone is discovering and playing the games together is a dream come true. Thank you for supporting Playdate and Season Two!"
Playdate Season Two cake being cut at Panic to celebrate
Panic has more to come for Playdate this year, including the continuing of bi-weekly Playdate Catalog drops, and Playdate owners can also look forward to an upcoming system update currently in the works that will implement a much requested feature - folders!
Today will see the launch of the last two Playdate Season Two games. Here’s a closer look at both of them:
- 🧗 Taria & Como - Developed by Popseed Studio Inc and Viola Davis & Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions
- Taria & Como is a physics-based puzzle platformer where movement is built around swinging instead of jumping. Play as Taria, a young girl with a prosthetic leg, as she rescues her little sister Como in the midst of a world that constantly underestimates her. Separated after a disaster, Taria wakes up in a hospital where she’s forced to use an “approved” prosthetic that limits her mobility. Undeterred, she takes control of her own fate, using ingenuity and sheer determination to escape and find her sister.
Taria & Como – Official Trailer | Playdate Season Two
- 🌌Black Hole Havoc - Developed by Cosmic Bros (Jolly Chimp Champ)
- Black holes are appearing all over the galaxy and wreaking havoc. Match the size of the black holes, aim your cannon and avoid the obstacles to eliminate the black holes and save humanity!
Playdate is available to order at shop.play.date for $229. A bundle with two Playdates, two Yellow Playdate Covers, and two exclusive summer-y Playdate Can Coolers is also available for $449 USD for a limited time.
About Playdate
Playdate is a truly unique gaming handheld system that is a celebration of video games. It’s yellow. It fits in your pocket. It includes games from amazing creators, it has a beautiful black and white screen, and yes, it also has a crank.
Created with great attention to detail and affection by app developer and video game publisher Panic, in collaboration with Teenage Engineering, Playdate hopes to capture the spirit of endless possibility and excitement that games have given us since the beginning. Playdate’s collection of games will delight players with their inventiveness and ingenuity. And in addition to introducing players to brand new games, Playdate also encourages people to create their own imaginative games and interactive software using a suite of easy development tools. In short, Playdate was made just for fun.
About Panic Inc.Playdate is a truly unique gaming handheld system that is a celebration of video games. It’s yellow. It fits in your pocket. It includes games from amazing creators, it has a beautiful black and white screen, and yes, it also has a crank.
Created with great attention to detail and affection by app developer and video game publisher Panic, in collaboration with Teenage Engineering, Playdate hopes to capture the spirit of endless possibility and excitement that games have given us since the beginning. Playdate’s collection of games will delight players with their inventiveness and ingenuity. And in addition to introducing players to brand new games, Playdate also encourages people to create their own imaginative games and interactive software using a suite of easy development tools. In short, Playdate was made just for fun.
Founded in 1999, Panic is an ancient startup in Portland, Oregon that loves to make nice things and bring people everyday joy. Originally — and still — a Mac app developer, Panic has also become a highly-focused video game publisher that helped release games like Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game into the world, with much more on the horizon including Blippo+, Big Walk, Herdling, and Time Flies. And in the ultimate spirit of creating products that bring joy, Panic has also created its very own handheld video game system: Playdate.
Learn more about Panic at https://panic.com/